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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB16-1394

Aligning Issues Around At-risk Persons

Type Bill
Session 2016 Regular Session

Concerning clarifying definitions related to at-risk persons.

Bill Summary:

The act implements the following recommendations of the at-risk adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities mandatory reporting implementation task force:
  • Standardizing statutory definitions among the 'Colorado Criminal Code', the adult protective services in the department of human services, and the office of community living in the department of health care policy and financing;
  • Specifying that enhanced penalties for crimes against an at-risk person apply to all persons 70 years of age or older and to all persons with a disability; and
  • Clarifying and expanding the definitions of persons who are required to report instances of mistreatment of at-risk elders or at-risk adults with an intellectual and developmental disability (adults with IDD).
The act also:
  • Specifies that a county department of human or social services is responsible for ensuring that an investigation of allegations of mistreatment of an at-risk adult is conducted; and
  • Clarifies that the human rights committee is responsible for reviewing investigations of mistreatment of an adult with IDD occurred.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/18/2016 Signed Act PDF
05/17/2016 Final Act PDF
05/04/2016 Rerevised PDF
05/03/2016 Revised PDF
04/29/2016 Reengrossed PDF
04/28/2016 Engrossed PDF
03/17/2016 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
05/03/2016 PA2 PDF
04/27/2016 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
06/27/2016 FN2 PDF
04/11/2016 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 16-1394, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-4. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/05/2016 Senate Amendments REPASS
40
AYE
25
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
05/05/2016 Senate Amendments CONCUR
44
AYE
21
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/29/2016 Third Reading BILL
38
AYE
27
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/04/2016 Third Reading BILL
28
AYE
7
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Location Action
05/18/2016 Governor Governor Signed
05/17/2016 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/17/2016 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/17/2016 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/05/2016 Senate House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/04/2016 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/03/2016 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
05/03/2016 Senate Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/29/2016 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
04/29/2016 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/28/2016 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
04/25/2016 House House Second Reading Re-referred to Health, Insurance, & Environment - No Amendments
04/19/2016 House House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/17/2016 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Health, Insurance, & Environment

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